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Table 6

Factors Influencing Decision Making among Environmental/PublicHealth Administrators, Decision Makers, and the General Public.


Category	Influential Factor

Information	• Sound scientific basis, including knowledge of causality • Source (e.g., professional organization, government, mass media, friends)

Clarity of contents	• Formatting and framing • Perceived validity • Perceived relevance • Cost of intervention • Strength of the message (i.e., vividness)
Perceived values, preferences, beliefs	• Role of the decision maker • Economic background • Previous education • Personal experience or involvement • Political affiliation • Willingness to adopt innovations • Willingness to accept uncertainty • Willingness to accept risk • Ethical aspect of the decision

Context	• Culture • Politics • Timing • Media attention • Financial or political constraints

Source: Adapted from Anderson et al. [108]; Brownson et al., [38] and Raimi et al., [2].